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March 4, 2014
Kevin Calabro Inks Extension At ESPN Radio
ESPN RADIO has inked NBA play-by-play voice KEVIN CALABRO to a multi-year extension. CALABRO joined the network in 2000 after serving as the radio voice of the SEATTLE SUPERSONICS (now the OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER) and has also worked as host at BONNEVILLE … more »
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December 4, 2013
Former KIRO VP/GM Lloyd Cooney Dead At 90
Condolences to family and friends of former BONNEVILLE KIRO-A-TV-KSEA/SEATTLE President/GM LLOYD COONEY, who died NOVEMBER 25th at 90, just 19 days after his wife BETTY's passing. The IOWA native was VP/GM of BONNEVILLE's KSL-TV/SALT LAKE CITY … more »
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November 15, 2013
Illness Snaps Portland Trail Blazers Radio Voice Kevin Wheeler's Consecutive Game Streak
Longtime PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS radio voice BRIAN WHEELER will miss his first games with the team in his 16 years at the mic when he skips the NBA team's road trip to BOSTON, TORONTO, BROOKLYN, and MILWAUKEE due to illness. The absence will … more »
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January 22, 2013
KQMV/Seattle Becomes Sonics 92.5 For The Day
The NBA's SACRAMENTO KINGS have been sold to a group led by SEATTLE-based businessman CHRISTOPHER HANSEN, who will move the team to SEATTLE and rename them the SEATTLE SUPER SONICS. SEATTLE was home to the SUPER SONICS until just before the 2008-2009 … more »
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August 24, 2012
Primary Wave Music Adds Stephen Hutton To Mgmt. Staff
PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC has hired STEPHEN HUTTON to help build PRIMARY WAVE TALENT MANAGEMENT’s rock and pop divisions, SONICSCOOP reports. Hutton is the founder of Uppercut Management, which has helped build the careers of artists like KID ROCK, BIG … more »
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March 27, 2012
Jim Graci Named PD At KDKA-A/Pittsburgh
Veteran programmer JIM GRACI has joined CBS RADIO News-Talk KDKA-A/PITTSBURGH as PD, reports the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. GRACI served as PD at crosstown Sports WEAE-A (ESPN RADIO 1250, now RADIO DISNEY affiliate WDDZ-A) in 2004-10 before … more »
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March 22, 2011
Former Seattle Radio Station And Sonics Owner Barry Ackerley Dies
Condolences to family and friends of former radio station and SEATTLE SUPERSONICS owner BARRY ACKERLEY, who died MONDAY (3/21) after suffering a stroke SATURDAY in RANCHO MIRAGE, CA at 76. ACKERLEY worked in advertising sales for BETTER HOMES AND … more »
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November 10, 2010
Jim Graci Joins KLIF-A/Dallas As PD
Veteran programmer JIM GRACI has joined CUMULUS MEDIA PARTNERS as PD at Talk KLIF-A/DALLAS, starting NOVEMBER 15th. GRACI is filling the post left vacant by the departure for personal reasons of PAUL DUCKWORTH, who himself replaced the late STEVE … more »
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January 11, 2010
Bob Blackburn, Voice Of The Sonics, Dead At 85
Condolences to family and friends of longtime former SEATTLE SUPERSONICS radio voice BOB BLACKBURN, who died FRIDAY after a long illness at 85. BLACKBURN called SONICS games on KIRO-A and KJR-A/SEATTLE from the club's 1967 inception through his 1992 … more »
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July 21, 2009
Locke Named Utah Jazz Radio Voice
The UTAH JAZZ have named CITADEL Sports KFNZ-A (1320 KFAN)/SALT LAKE CITY host DAVID LOCKE as its new play-by-play voice on radio, replacing the retired HOT ROD HUNDLEY. LOCKE, who called SEATTLE SUPERSONICS games in 2006-07 and was part of the … more »